1 Samuel
1 Samuel 12:16–18
16Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes. 17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
18So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain.
As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Word by word
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1 Samuel 12:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | עַתָּה֙ | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| therefore | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| present yourselves | הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ | hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural | H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand |
| and see | וּרְא֔וּ | ū·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| great | הַגָּד֖וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| thing | הַדָּבָ֥ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will do | עֹשֶׂ֖ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| before your eyes | לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | lə·‘ê·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
1 Samuel 12:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is it not | הֲל֤וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the wheat | חִטִּים֙ | ḥiṭ·ṭîm | Noun - feminine plural | H2406 wheat |
| harvest | קְצִיר־ | qə·ṣîr- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| today | הַיּ֔וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I will call | אֶקְרָא֙ | ’eq·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| on | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to send | וְיִתֵּ֥ן | wə·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| thunder | קֹל֖וֹת | qō·lō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H6963 sound, voice |
| and rain | וּמָטָ֑ר | ū·mā·ṭār | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4306 rain |
| so that you will know | וּדְע֣וּ | ū·ḏə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3045 know |
| and see | וּרְא֗וּ | ū·rə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| what a great | רַבָּה֙ | rab·bāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| evil | רָעַתְכֶ֤ם | rā·‘aṯ·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| you have committed | עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ | ‘ă·śî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| by asking | לִשְׁא֥וֹל | liš·’ō·wl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7592 ask, inquire |
| for | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| a king | מֶֽלֶךְ׃ס | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
1 Samuel 12:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵל֙ | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| called | וַיִּקְרָ֤א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and on that | הַה֑וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| sent | וַיִּתֵּ֧ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| thunder | קֹלֹ֥ת | qō·lōṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H6963 sound, voice |
| and rain | וּמָטָ֖ר | ū·mā·ṭār | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4306 rain |
| As a result | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֥ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| greatly | מְאֹ֛ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| feared | וַיִּירָ֨א | way·yî·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 12:16 Exodus 14:13 · Exodus 14:31 · 1 Samuel 12:7 · 1 Samuel 15:16
1 Samuel 12:17 1 Samuel 8:7 · Proverbs 26:1 · 1 Samuel 7:9–10 · James 5:16–18
1 Samuel 12:18 Exodus 14:31 · Ezra 10:9 · Exodus 9:23–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.